List of Iranian football transfers summer 2018

This is a list of Iranian football transfers for the 2018 summer transfer window. Transfers of Iran Pro League are listed. Transfer window was opened on June 13, 2018, and will be open until September 4, 2018, for players who played in Iranian clubs.

Rules and regulations

According to Iran Football Federation rules for 2018–19 Iran Pro League, each Football Club is allowed to take up to maximum 6 new Iranian player from the other clubs who already played in the 2017–18 Iran Pro League season. In addition to these six new players, each club is allowed to take up to maximum 4 non-Iranian new players (at least one of them should be Asian) and up to 3 players from Free agent (who did not play in 2018–19 Iran Pro League season or doesn't list in any 2018–19 League after season's start) during the season. In addition to these players, the clubs are also able to take some new under-23 and under-21 years old players, if they have some free place in these categories in their player lists. Under-23 players should sign in transfer window but under-21 can be signed during the first mid-season. On 5 July 2018, a new rule was confirmed by Iran Football Federation which allows the clubs to move up to three players into their under-25 years old players list. These under-25 years old players must be under contract of the club in the previous season.

Players limits

The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2018–19 Iranian football different levels are allowed to have up to maximum 45 players in their player lists, which will be categorized in the following groups:

  • Up to maximum 18 adult (without any age limit) players
  • Up to maximum 3 under-25 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1994).
  • Up to maximum 9 under-23 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1996).
  • Up to maximum 15 under-21 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1998).

Iran Pro League

Esteghlal

Manager: Winfried Schäfer

In

Date Player From Type Ref
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) Morteza Aghakhan Paykan Transfer
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) Farshad Mohammadi Pars Jonoubi Transfer
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) Rouhollah Bagheri Khooneh be Khooneh Transfer
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) Mohammad Daneshgar Saipa Transfer
6 June 2018 (2018-06-06) Sina Khadempour Naft Tehran End of loan
6 June 2018 (2018-06-06) Sajjad Aghaei Aluminium Arak End of loan
12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) Allahyar Sayyad Saipa Transfer
12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) Meysam Teymouri Pars Jonoubi Transfer
12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) Reza Azari Esteghlal U21 Transfer
13 June 2018 (2018-06-13) Amirhossein Esmaeilzadeh Peykan U19 Transfer
16 July 2018 (2018-07-16) Ali Karimi Sepahan Transfer
31 July 2018 (2018-07-31) Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan Transfer
31 July 2018 (2018-07-31) Markus Neumayr Kasımpaşa Transfer
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Humam Tariq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Alhaji Gero Östersunds Transfer

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24) Leandro Padovani Celin Retired End of contract
6 June 2018 (2018-06-06) Omid Noorafkan Charleroi Transfer
19 June 2018 (2018-06-19) Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Arvand Khorramshahr Loan
25 June 2018 (2018-06-25) Miad Yazdani Sepidrood Transfer
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) Behnam Barzay Sanat Naft Transfer
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Omid Ebrahimi Al Ahli End of contract
26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) Fardin Najafi Baadraan Loan
26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) Server Djeparov Zhetysu End of contract
30 July 2018 (2018-07-30) Majid Hosseini Trabzonspor Transfer
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Mame Baba Thiam Al-Ajman Transfer
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) Bojan Najdenov KF Laçi Transfer
3 September 2018 (2018-09-03) Ali Ghorbani Spartak Trnava End of contract

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Manager: N/A

In

Date Player From Type Ref
 () Vahid Hamdinejad Pars Jonoubi Jam Transfer

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
 () Vahid Sheikhveisi Paykan Transfer
 () Aghil Kaabi Sanat Naft Transfer
 () Meysam Doraghi Foolad Transfer
 () Goudarz Davoudi Unattached End of contract

Foolad

Manager: Sirous Pourmousavi

In

Date Player From Type Ref
 () Meysam Doraghi Foolad Transfer
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20) Reza Mirzaei Sepahan On loan

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
 () Mohammad Ahle Shakheh Tractor Transfer
 () Rahim Zahivi Saipa Transfer
 () Abdollah Nasseri Saipa Transfer
 () Hamed Lak Nassaji Transfer
 () Ahmad Abdollahzadeh Sanat Naft Transfer

Gostaresh Foulad

Manager: Firouz Karimi

In

Date Player From Type Ref

Out

Date Player To Type Ref

Naft Masjed-Soleyman

Manager: Mahmoud Fekri

In

Date Player From Type Ref
 () Alireza Alizadeh Mes Kerman Transfer
 () Meysam Aghaei Pars Jonoubi Transfer
 () Milad Farahani Naft Tehran Transfer
14 June 2018 (2018-06-14) Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati Sepahan Transfer

Out

Date Player To Type Ref

Nassaji

Manager: Javad Nekounam

In

Date Player From Type Ref
 () Mohammad Abshak Baadraan Transfer
 () Hamed Lak Foolad Transfer
 () Omid Singh Pars Jonoubi Transfer
 () Farshad Faraji Khooneh be Khooneh Transfer
 () Nima Mirzazad Malavan Transfer
 () Hamed Shiri Saipa Transfer
 () Hamidreza Divsalar Khooneh be Khooneh Transfer
 () Shahin Majidi Fajr Sepasi Transfer
 () Sajjad Ashouri Khooneh be Khooneh Transfer
 () Sajjad Heydari Mes Rafsanjan Transfer
 () Komeil Mohammadi Naft Tehran Transfer
 () Ali Asghar Ashouri Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer

Out

Date Player To Type Ref

Padideh

Manager: Yahya Golmohammadi

In

Date Player From Type Ref

Out

Date Player To Type Ref

Pars Jonoubi Jam

Manager: Mehdi Tartar

In

Date Player From Type Ref

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) Iman Salimi Tractor Transfer
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) Mohsen Forouzan Tractor Transfer
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) Farshad Mohammadi Esteghlal Transfer
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03) Mohammad Tayyebi Tractor Transfer

Paykan

Manager: Majid Jalali

In

Date Player From Type Ref
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) Vahid Sheikhveisi Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) Mehdi Amini Sepahan On loan

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22) Mehdi Shiri Persepolis Transfer
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) Payam Niazmand Sepahan Transfer
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) Morteza Aghakhan Esteghlal Transfer

Persepolis

Manager: Branko Ivanković

In

Date Player From Type Ref
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) Omid Alishah Tractor Loan return
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22) Mehdi Shiri Paykan Transfer
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) Hamed Aghaei Naft Tehran Loan return
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) Mehdi Sharifi Sepahan Transfer
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Saeed Karimi Naft Gachsaran Transfer
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Mehdi Torabi Saipa Transfer
Soroush Rafiei Al-Khor Transfer

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
14 May 2018 (2018-05-14) Sadegh Moharrami Dinamo Zagreb Transfer
4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) Farshad Ahmadzadeh Śląsk Wrocław Transfer
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Vahid Amiri Trabzonspor Transfer
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Mohsen Mosalman Zob Ahan Transfer
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22) Mehdi Shiri Paykan Loan
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Hamed Aghaei Oxin Alborz Transfer
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Mehdi Torabi Saipa Loan
Soroush Rafiei Foolad Loan

Saipa

Manager: Ali Daei

In

Date Player From Type Ref

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22) Allahyar Sayyad Esteghlal Transfer
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) Ali Gholizadeh Charleroi Transfer

Sanat Naft

Manager: Paulo Sérgio

In

Date Player From Type Ref

Out

Date Player To Type Ref

Sepahan

Manager: Amir Ghalenoei

In

Date Player From Type Ref
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) Payam Niazmand Paykan Transfer
28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) Mohammad Iranpourian Tractor Transfer
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) Kiros Stanlley Zob Ahan Transfer
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Qatar SC Transfer
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) Shahab Adeli U23 Naft Tehran Transfer
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) Khaled Shafiei Zob Ahan Transfer
14 June 2018 (2018-06-14) Mehdi Kiani Tractor Transfer
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) Mohammad Karimi U23 Khooneh be Khooneh Transfer
13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) Davoud Rajabi U23 Sepahan U21 Transfer
13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) Ali Khosravi U23 Sepahan U21 Transfer
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15) Bakhtiar Rahmani Zob Ahan Transfer
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Vladimir Koman Adanaspor Transfer

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) Masoud Hassanzadeh Zob Ahan End of contract
9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Mehdi Sharifi Persepolis Released
14 June 2018 (2018-06-14) Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati Naft Masjed Soleyman Released
14 June 2018 (2018-06-14) Mohammad Ali Ahmadi Unattached End of contract
20 June 2018 (2018-06-20) Reza Mirzaei Foolad On loan
22 June 2018 (2018-06-22) Mehdi Amini Paykan On loan
16 July 2018 (2018-07-16) Ali Karimi Esteghlal End of contract
23 July 2018 (2018-07-23) Edon Hasani KF Tirana Released
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Marwan Hussein Al-Zawra'a Released
3 August 2018 (2018-08-03) Saber Didehvar Naft va Gaz Gachsaran Released
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Aref Gholami Zob Ahan End of contract
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) Mehdi Sedghian Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht Released
17 September 2018 (2018-09-17) Ibrahim Alma Al-Wahda End of contract

Sepidrood

Manager: Khodadad Azizi

In

Date Player From Type Ref
4 July 2018 Koroush Maleki Gostaresh Foolad Transfer
4 July 2018 Mohsen Irannejad Oxin Alborz Transfer
7 July 2018 Yaghoub Karimi Machine Sazi Transfer [1]
8 July 2018 Mohammad Reza Khorsandnia Nassaji Transfer
8 July 2018 Reza Ma'ghouli Khooneh be Khooneh Transfer
6 August 2018 Mehrdad Bayrami Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer [2]
27 August 2018 Alireza Ezzati Naft Tehran Transfer [3]
4 September 2018 Mohammad Gholami Aluminium Arak Transfer [4]
4 September 2018 Hossein Shenani Mes Rafsanjan Transfer [5]

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
25 July 2018 Tohid Gholami Mashin Sazi End of contract [6]
27 July 2018 Mohammad Gholami Aluminium Arak End of contract [7]
4 August 2018 Mohsen Irannejad Unattached Released
15 August 2018 Mohammad Reza Khorsandnia Unattached Released
28 August 2018 Mohammad Lotfi Unattached Released
28 August 2018 Omid Samkan Unattached Released
4 September 2018 Reza Ma'ghouli Aluminium Arak Transfer [8]

Tractor

Manager: John Toshack

In

Date Player From Type Ref
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) Mohsen Forouzan Pars Jonoubi Jam Transfer
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) Mohammad Tayyebi Pars Jonoubi Jam Transfer
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) Alireza Naghizadeh Gostaresh Foolad Transfer
12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) Ali Abdollahzadeh Sanat Naft Transfer
12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) Mohammad Ahle Shakheh Foolad Transfer
3 July 2018 (2018-07-03) Alireza Heidari Malavan Transfer
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Harry Forrester Rangers Transfer
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) Anthony Stokes Apollon Transfer
25 July 2018 (2018-07-25) Yousef Seyyedi Gostaresh Foolad Transfer
25 July 2018 (2018-07-25) Hassan Farivar U21 Tractor U21 Transfer
29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) Yukiya Sugita Dalkurd FF Transfer
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Ashkan Dejagah Nottingham Forest Transfer
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Masoud Shojaei AEK Transfer
14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) Lee Erwin Kilmarnock Transfer

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) Omid Alishah Persepolis End of loan
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) Šime Gregov Unattached End of contract
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) Sulejman Krpić Željezničar Sarajevo Transfer
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) Hadi Mohammadi Zob Ahan End of loan
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) Fakher Tahami Sanat Naft End of loan
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) Aref Aghasi Foolad End of loan
28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) Mohammad Iranpourian Sepahan Transfer
14 June 2018 (2018-06-14) Mehdi Kiani Sepahan Transfer
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Mohammad Naderi KV Kortrijk Transfer
27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) Mohammad Ebrahimi Oxin Transfer
30 June 2018 (2018-06-30) Arsalan Motahari Unattached End of contract
23 July 2018 (2018-07-23) Farzin Garousian Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer
27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Farzad Hatami Oxin Transfer

Zob Ahan

Manager: Omid Namazi

In

Date Player From Type Ref
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) Hadi Mohammadi Tractor Transfer
7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) Masoud Hassanzadeh Sepahan Transfer
7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) Mohsen Mosalman Persepolis Transfer
7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) Eddie Hernández Unattached Transfer
7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) Marion Silva Fernandes Unattached Transfer

Out

Date Player To Type Ref
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) Kiros Stanlley Sepahan Transfer
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) Khaled Shafiei Sepahan Transfer
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15) Bakhtiar Rahmani Sepahan Transfer

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